Tourists warned to take care as water rises in flooded Thailand

British tourists currently visiting Thailand should take care in the rain-hit Far Eastern country - with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) today advising tourists to exercise caution due to widespread flooding.

Heavy monsoon rains have left areas of the country under water.

The centre of the capital Bangkok has so far been spared the worst of the flooding, but some of its suburbs are experiencing rising water.

The most affected areas of the country are the north and north-east, with central parts of Thailand also struggling with the floods.

The flooding has so far led to 297
deaths, with two people missing.

Over 2.3 million people have been
affected.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s (BMA) flood control centre has tried to calm fears that the capital will be swamped. Over the weekend, it announced that people in the centre of the city were safe.

However, the BMA has today warned that the city is still in danger of flooding.